and i think the difference here is that here you have mitch mcconnell and john cornyn, who are really in the leadership positions, are saying that, yes, we want this man in the senate and they're standing behind im. >> i'm just saying that we did -- it did come up in your introduction, and there are people within the democratic party who have certain beliefs as well that would be deemed conservative and somewhat extreme, even by their own part. >> but they want to overturn roe v. wade. they're on the record saying that. the democratic party does not want to do that. krystal, where does this take the election? >> i think that's absolutely right. and this reminds voters too, that romney may well have, if he is president, one or two supreme court nominations. and there is no question that he would nominate supreme court justices who were opposed to roe v. wade. and that could very well spell the end of roe v. wade. you see how deeply uncomfortable women are with how far to the right the republican party has moved on this. it is not just richard mourdock here. he is not an outlier. their